Moore, Joseph R2024-04-262026-05-142021-05May10.7275/22489593https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/23374Niagara is a work of magical realism, incorporating elements of historical and experimental fiction. The novel is inhabited by the problematic moguls and politicians who shaped American settlement, the burgeoning subculture of freight train hoppers that post their travels on the internet, and an author turned ghost who can no longer remember his past work.Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Magical RealismHistorical FictionRobert MosesBugsy SeigelTrainhopppingMetafictionLiterature in English, North AmericaThesis (Campus Access Only)https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5648-3326